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Was the director looking for shock value?

posted 9 years ago by robert-macc
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I mean the song choice for the ending credits kinda sends chills. It's such a happy gospel song put in a movie of this nature. You would think they would put a group of ladies singing an accapella, which would be sad and depressing for a subject matter. Instead we get what could be soundtrack dissonance.

[–] BorisKarpov 8 years ago

i think it was to make a contrast

[–] LivingWitness 8 years ago

If you think the credits had shock value, I don't think you know the meaning of the term. Go watch A Serbian Film and then tell me about directors looking for shock value.